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Oct 3, 20223 min read

Students for Justice in Palestine: A Series of Exceptional Events

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY IN QATAR (Sept. 15, 2022) The past two months have been nothing short of eventful for the Students for Justice in...

“Fight for Education for All”: Malala Yousafzai to Georgetown students

Le Dong Hai Nguyen

Apr 17, 20222 min read

“Fight for Education for All”: Malala Yousafzai to Georgetown students

During a visit last week to the School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Q) on the side of the 2022 Doha Forum, Nobel Peace Prize laureate...

Here Are the Biggest Changes to the Cafeteria this Year

Le Dong Hai Nguyen

Dec 11, 20212 min read

Here Are the Biggest Changes to the Cafeteria this Year

Name Change Earlier this semester, the Global Cafe branch in the Humanitarian Building was renamed to "O Street Café" in a nod to the...

SEA Club hosted “Squid Game”-inspired Dalgona Candy Challenge

Le Dong Hai Nguyen

Dec 11, 20212 min read

SEA Club hosted “Squid Game”-inspired Dalgona Candy Challenge

On November 24, the Southeast & East Asian (SEA) Club at Georgetown organized the “Dalgona Candy Challenge” at the Red Square. The event...

Azmeh Zaman

Dec 7, 20213 min read

Life coming back to normal

Taking the first step outside the house to go to university this year was unforgettable. It was the first time in a while where I stepped...

Noor Aloukati

Dec 7, 20211 min read

Baghdadi Evening

The Baghdadi evening was on the 18th of November and was the Iraqi Cultural Association's very first event. The club received support...

Be Heard: Georgetown Launches its First Cultural Climate Survey

Le Dong Hai Nguyen

Feb 22, 20213 min read

Be Heard: Georgetown Launches its First Cultural Climate Survey

Georgetown University in Qatar launched its first-ever cultural climate survey late last month to assess students’ perceptions of...

Clarifying the Complexities of Codependency

Adrian Miguel Lopres

Dec 10, 20205 min read

Clarifying the Complexities of Codependency

The pursuit of “The One” has been one of humanity’s most sought after goals throughout the ages. Years of literature, theater, and arts...

Halima Aden & “The Twin Truths of Representation”

Iman Ismail

Dec 10, 20203 min read

Halima Aden & “The Twin Truths of Representation”

Halima Aden, a Somali American model, was launched to fame after making headlines as the first hijab and burkini-clad model in a Miss USA...

Maliha Khan

Dec 9, 20204 min read

Migrant Labour and the World Cup

On Nov. 17, 2020 The Georgetown Gazette organized a virtual conversation session on “Migrant Labour and the World Cup” led by Harleen...

Nikhil Sangroula

Dec 7, 20205 min read

GU-Q Shuttle Coming To End

On Nov. 2, the GU-Q campus facility announced the student shuttle service discontinuity from Dec. 31, 2020. They noted the existing QF...

Anonymous

Nov 2, 20204 min read

The Class of 2024 Experience

It’s 11 a.m. on Sunday, three hours ahead of Doha in Kathmandu, and Neha Shrestha is setting up her study corner to attend her first...

thegazette71

Mar 12, 20203 min read

Transparency in the Age of Corona

The outbreak of Coronavirus, COVID-19, has sparked widespread speculation of a global crisis as the pandemic is affecting 121 countries...

“You Trying to Convert Me?” A University Chaplaincy and Its Pivotal Role in Student Life

Iman Ismail

Mar 12, 20204 min read

“You Trying to Convert Me?” A University Chaplaincy and Its Pivotal Role in Student Life

On a sunny summer afternoon in July 2019, five GU-Q students and one alumnus sat down with Professor Sohaira Siddiqui on the bare grass...

The On-going Struggle Over India’s 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act

thegazette71

Feb 19, 20203 min read

The On-going Struggle Over India’s 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act

The South Asian Society and the Peace and Conflict Studies Club organized an open discussion on Citizenship, Religion, Resistance in...

thegazette71

Nov 30, 20196 min read

In Retrospect: Georgetown and its History of Slavery

Melisande Short Colomb (Meli) talking about the sale of 272 slaves by Georgetown in 1838. 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of Georgetown...

“So what?”: A Conversation with Dr. Zahra Babar

Masah Barakat

Nov 13, 20193 min read

“So what?”: A Conversation with Dr. Zahra Babar

As part of the Mentor Tea series, on October 9th, the Women’s Society at Georgetown invited Dr. Zahra Babar from the Center for...

Postcolonial Citizenship and Its Discontents

thegazette71

Nov 13, 20192 min read

Postcolonial Citizenship and Its Discontents

On October 6, 2019, the Georgetown South Asian Society hosted a panel on the topic of “Postcolonial Citizenship and its Discontents” at...

thegazette71

Apr 24, 20194 min read

Letter from the Title IX Student Committee to the Georgetown Community

Dear Georgetown community, Recently, a number of posters have been placed in the Red Square in order to raise awareness about the issue...

Anonymous

Mar 17, 20193 min read

Tourists’ Visa-Free Arrival Incentivizes Foreigners to Look for Jobs in Qatar

Anonymous On August 9, 2017, Qatar waived the entry visa requirements for 80 countries. Citizens of those countries who wishes to visit...

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